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Associate Community Matron

Employer
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Seaton
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata
Closing date
20 Jun 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Sidmouth, Axminster and Seaton (SAS) cluster (part of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts Community Care Group) as an Associate Community Matron in the Urgent Community Response Team. The SAS cluster has a reputation of being a place where professionals thrive in an environment of innovation and empowerment. We consistently achieve the best patient flow outcomes, based on our positive culture, empowerment and dedication to continuous improvement. If you want your career to take off within a supportive and friendly team, this is a great opportunity.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

We are looking for a Registered Nurse or Paramedic for this role.

The Urgent Community Response Team is a Multidisciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Support Workers, Coordinators, an Adult Social Care Assessor, a Pharmacist and Therapists. Working in close partnership with the the wider Multi-disciplinary team this role focuses on keeping patients in the most appropriate location for care, and promotes admission avoidance and early supported discharges. The post-holder will be responsible for the assessing patients with a variety of needs, sometimes within a 2 hour response window. They will also be responsible for the ongoing care and management of those patients.

The post holder will provide clinical assessments of patients and be responsible for their ongoing clinical and holistic treatment and management. They will provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment education and advice to patients and their carers. The specialist caseload will include a wide range of acute and chronic cases, many having complex presentations. The post holder will work alongside a team of Associate Community Matrons across the cluster providing assessments and managing patient's ongoing health and care needs.

We link closely with our colleagues in the Community Nursing and Community Rehab teams to deliver a cluster and locality-based service. You will require wide-ranging clinical skills and community experience to be able to work autonomously, as well as part of a team. You will need excellent communication skills, adaptability and resilience to change. Lone working is required at times

The Associate Community Matron will:
  • Provide detailed clinical and holistic assessments of patients in the community
  • Will often be working remotely without direct supervision
  • Provide supervising, teaching and involvement with the development of peers, and other relevant team members, carers and patients
  • Develop expert assessment, and clinical skills relating to complex medical conditions and case management.
  • Provide care and treatment as close to home as possible involving making close links with secondary care providers to facilitate coordination, as appropriate, through the patient pathway
  • Contribute to development and the local delivery of fully integrated health and social care urgent care response services
  • Provide oversight and management of patients on the existing caseload and be responsible for organising their ongoing care solutions
  • Be responsible for managing any patient safety issues arising on the patients on the caseload
  • Work within their professional boundaries to professional practice standards
  • Manage and organise staff to deliver the highest quality urgent care services within the resources available to meet needs

Working Pattern: 30 hours per week. The successful candidate is also expected to contribute to the 7 day service between the hours of 8:00 and 20:00 on a rota basis.

Interview Date: To be confirmed

For further information please contact: James Rutherford Deputy Community Service Manager on james.rutherford@nhs.net or Karen Churchill Clinical Team Lead on karen.churchill4@nhs.net or 07773 114331.

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

Benefits

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.

Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter

Car lease schemes.

The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).

Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

  • See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description


Desirable

  • See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Seaton Hospital

Valley View Road

Seaton

Devon

EX12 2UU

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185-27543-7216

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